"I agree with the dismissal. Since killing a chicken once to scare the monkeys doesn't work, then we will kill them again to scare the monkeys. Our new regiment has developed to this situation with great difficulty, and we must not be affected because of these people!" Political Commissar Huang Yuanqiang agreed.
"But!" After only a few seconds, his tone of voice changed, and he asked after hesitating for a few seconds.
"It must be very difficult to get them to go to the battlefield in a short period of time!"
"The Japanese and puppet troops in Linfen City are all cowed now. Unless we launch a forceful attack, we will have no chance to fight them!"
"As long as we look for it, there will always be an opportunity! If it doesn't work, we will create our own opportunities!" Wang Ping shook his head and replied.
At the headquarters of the second battalion of the main force, more than twenty cadres of deputy company and above were all gathered in the small war room, looking at a loss.
This meeting was so sudden. From the moment we received the order, everyone was only given one day to gather here.
"Batalion Commander, has something happened? We are going to the battlefield!" Jiang Chao, the new battalion commander of the first battalion and Xiao Yunshan's former deputy battalion commander, asked with his eyes shining as soon as he saw Xiao Yunshan walking in.
"It seems that this battalion commander did not serve in vain, his mind is spinning faster and faster!" Xiao Yunshan did not deny it.
After sitting in his position, he ordered with a serious face: "The regiment headquarters orders the second battalion, the new second battalion, the independent second battalion, to strengthen war preparations from now on, be ready for battle, and be ready to participate in the battle at any time!"
In the small conference room, at least half of the cadres had expressions of excitement and anticipation on their faces.
The seven or eight cadres, led by Chen Tao, commander of the Second Independent Battalion, acted as if they had not heard the order just now, and there was no change in their faces from the beginning to the end.
With the regimental leader's appointment and dismissal order in hand, Xiao Yunshan is as confident as if he has Shang Fang's sword in his hand.
Staring at Chen Tao, he asked: "Camp Commander Chen, is there any problem with your independent second battalion? Can it go to the battlefield at any time?"
"Please rest assured, Commander Xiao, the combat effectiveness of the Second Independent Battalion is no worse than that of the main Second Battalion. As long as the order from the regiment headquarters arrives, it can go to the battlefield to fight the Japanese at any time!"
There was no loophole in Chen Tao's answer, but the meaning expressed in his words was also very clear. Even if there was a war, he would only obey the orders of the regiment headquarters.
Xiao Yunshan frowned and was about to retort when Wu Yanrong, the instructor next to him, spoke.
"Battle Commander Chen, you must listen to the orders of the regiment headquarters, and you must also listen to the orders of Battalion Commander Xiao!"
"The order from the regiment headquarters is clear. The second battalion, the new second battalion, and the independent second battalion are all under the command of Battalion Commander Xiao, and Battalion Commander Xiao is also the deputy chief of staff of the regiment headquarters!"
Chen Tao's brows also wrinkled. He definitely didn't have the guts to defy regimental orders in front of so many cadres.
After hesitating for a long time, he replied: "As long as Battalion Commander Xiao's order is right, I will definitely listen...but if Battalion Commander Xiao's order is wrong, I will refuse to carry it out!"
Chen Tao's answer undoubtedly brought the secret fight between him and Xiao Yunshan to the surface, and he showed his dissatisfaction with Xiao Yunshan's command of him both inside and outside his words.
The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became solemn.
Instructor Wu Yanrong opened his mouth, but finally closed it. He didn't know how to answer.
"No, from now on, you don't have to listen to my orders!" At this time, Xiao Yunshan, who was holding Shang Fang's sword, said in shocking words.
"Now, let me announce the appointment and removal decision of the regiment headquarters: Chen Tao will be removed from the post of commander of the Second Independent Battalion, Chen Tao will be appointed as deputy commander of the second independent battalion, and former deputy battalion commander Gong Yunshan will be promoted to commander of the second independent battalion!"
"Kong Dongsheng was removed from the position of commander of the first company of the new second battalion, appointed Kong Dongsheng as deputy company commander of the first company, and appointed former deputy company commander Du Tao as the commander of the first company..."
After four consecutive appointment and removal orders were announced, the solemn atmosphere in the conference room became depressing. Many people had shocked expressions on their faces, especially Chen Tao.
"Why, I'm not convinced. I didn't violate military orders. Why did the regiment headquarters remove me from my position as battalion commander?" Chen Tao stood up from his seat and shouted with dissatisfaction.
The reason why he had the courage to confront Xiao Yunshan was that he was a cadre sent by the military region. He was more qualified than Xiao Yunshan, so the regiment headquarters would definitely not dare to do anything to him!
However, he miscalculated, and the regiment headquarters not only punished him, but also directly took his position as battalion commander.
Once he loses his position as battalion commander, his ability to fight with Xiao Yunshan will be gone!
Xiao Yunshan replied with a serious face: "If you disobey the regiment's orders, this is the reason for the regiment's dismissal!"
"From now on, the main second battalion, the new second battalion, and the independent second battalion must unconditionally execute the orders of the regiment and the orders of me and the instructor!"
The shootings a few months ago and the dismissals now, all fools understand that this is the regiment headquarters trying to scare the monkeys and make the cadres transferred from outside the military region obey.
Therefore, after Xiao Yunshan finished speaking, no matter whether they were convinced or not, they seemed to have reached an agreement. They stood up from their seats at the same time and shouted loudly: "Promise to obey the command and obey the order!"
At Taiyue Military Region Headquarters, the good news reported by the New Regiment only made Commander Chen happy. Less than a day later, the news that a main battalion in the Second Division was raided by Japanese soldiers and suffered heavy losses reached the headquarters.
"Asshole, what does this second battalion commander do? Sneak attacks have always been a special skill of our Eighth Route Army, and now the Japanese have used it on us. This is simply a shame for our Taiyue Military Region!" He sent the telegram fiercely.
Commander Chen slapped the table and cursed loudly.
"My order is that the battalion commander, instructor, and company commander on duty that day are all dismissed from their posts. If the defeat is due to dereliction of duty, handle it how you want!"
"Yes, chief!" The communications staff officer quickly left the war room after receiving the signed order.
The chief of staff frowned and asked: "Old Chen, even if the battalion commander and instructors of this battalion are responsible, the responsibility is not big!
"The Japs were discovered by their security forces as soon as they reached the entrance of the village. The sneak attack turned into a head-to-head assault!"
"In normal times, this battalion would have been able to escape completely, and at least half of its troops would have been able to break through. However, after such a long period of blockade and battle consumption by the Japanese, they had almost no ammunition in their hands, and they could only use bayonets to stop the Japanese.
The raid!"
"But the Japanese didn't even give them a chance to bayonet!"
"They use guns and cannons, and we use bayonets. No matter how fast the troops react, they cannot be their opponents!"
Commander Chen frowned and fell into deep thought. As time passed by, the expression on his face became more and more solemn.
He stared at the chief of staff and asked: "Tell me again the latest situation of several military divisions!"
"Yes, Commander!" replied the Chief of Staff.
"Because Wang Ping sent us more than 10 million kilograms of grain, we don't have to worry about food. The only thing we worry about is ammunition and medicine!"
"We have run out of medicines. Because of the Japanese blockade, they can hardly be delivered to the base areas. Many field hospitals are using Chinese medicines instead of Western medicines!"
"The consumption of ammunition is very high. The entire sweep has lasted for half a year. The ammunition stockpiled by each military region has been basically exhausted. It relies on a small amount of ammunition provided by the military region's arsenal. However, due to the Japanese blockade, some raw materials cannot come in, and the arsenal is also
It’s going to be discontinued soon!”
"When we get to that point, we can only abandon most of our base areas and retreat to the mountains to fight against the Japs..."
"Absolutely no retreat!" Commander Chen replied firmly.
"It's easy to quit, but it will be very difficult to come back!"
"The little devils are implementing their tolerant policy on a large scale in North China. After abandoning the base area, the people's hearts will definitely be affected by their tolerant policy. By then, the base area we have worked so hard to establish will be completely lost!"
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